Tickling was a form of torture used in ancient China on nobility because it left no mark and recovery was quick.
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Until the nineteenth century, solid blocks of tea were used as money in Siberia.
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"Yo momma" jokes/insults were invented by Shakespeare.
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There's no evidence that pirates made people walk the plank.
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The native Americans planted three sisters (corn, beans, and squash) together so that they would benefit each other. The corn provides a structure for the beans to climb. The beans provide the nitrogen to the soil, and the squash spreads along the ground preventing weeds.
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In 1958, a nuclear bomb was lost somewhere along the swampy coast of Georgia. Its whereabouts remain a mystery to this day.
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Beethoven, was told by a music teacher that he had no talent for music. In fact, this teacher once remarked, “As a composer he is hopeless.”
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